Goddard v. Kansas Department of Corrections

Pierron, J.:

This is an appeal of a denial of a writ of habeas corpus. The appellant in this case asserts that he has a liberty interest in receiving a recommendation for a sentence modification from the Secretary of Corrections. The appellant asserts that this protected liberty interest was created by the Kansas Department of Corrections Internal Management Policy and Procedure No. 011-114.

The appellant is incarcerated in the custody of the Kansas Secretary of Corrections. He was convicted of the sale of cocaine, a class C felony, and the attempted possession of cocaine, a class D felony. The…